Messiah Lifeways Community Support Services

A MINISTRY THAT RESPONSIBLY ENHANCES THE LIVES OF OLDER ADULTS WITH CHRIST-LIKE LOVE.

MESSIAH LIFEWAYS COMMUNITY SUPPORT SERVICES (MLCSS) PROVIDES A NUMBER OF IMPORTANT SERVICES TO THE SOUTH CENTRAL PENNSYLVANIA REGION OFFERING MORE CHOICE TO OLDER ADULTS TO AGE IN PLACE AND STAY ACTIVE IN THE COMMUNITY. THESE SERVICES INCLUDE: MESSIAH LIFEWAYS ADULT DAY SERVICES, MESSIAH LIFEWAYS AT HOME, AND MECHANICSBURG PLACE AND WEST SHORE SENIOR CENTER WHICH WAS NEWLY SPONSORED BY MESSIAH LIFEWAYS IN THE 2022 FISCAL YEAR. WE CONTINUE TO FOCUS ON GROWING COMMUNITY SUPPORT SERVICES AND SERVING MORE PEOPLE IN THE COMMUNITY, ESPECIALLY THOSE WITH LIMITED RESOURCES.CONTINUED ON SCHEDULE O.SOME NOTABLE ACCOMPLISHMENTS FOR MLCSS IN THE FISCAL YEAR ENDING JUNE 30, 2022 ARE AS FOLLOWS:MESSIAH LIFEWAYS CONTINUES TO SERVE A VULNERABLE PORTION OF OLDER ADULTS THAT NEED OR CHOOSE TO AGE IN PLACE WITH ADULT DAY SERVICES AND MESSIAH LIFEWAYS AT HOME. MECHANICSBURG ADULT DAY'S AVERAGE DAILY CENSUS WAS 18.17 CLIENTS. DESPITE THE DIFFICULTIES BROUGHT BY COVID-19 WE CONTINUED TO FIND CREATIVE WAYS TO EXPAND OUR SPACE AND REMAIN OPEN WHILE WHILE ADHERING TO PROPER SOCIAL DISTANCING GUIDELINES SET BY THE CDC.MESSIAH LIFEWAYS AT HOME CONTINUES SERVING INDIVIDUALS IN THEIR HOMES. AT HOME PROVIDED 36,232 HOURS OF NON-MEDICAL HOME CARE TO 298 OLDER ADULTS IN CUMBERLAND, DAUPHIN, PERRY AND NORTHERN YORK COUNTIES THIS PAST YEAR. MESSIAH LIFEWAYS AT HOME CONTINUES TO GROW THEIR CONCIERGE SERVICES WHICH PROVIDES SHORT-TERM CUSTOMIZABLE SERVICES FROM A PERSONAL ASSISTANT TO HELP CLIENTS WITH: DOWNSIZING, ORGANIZING, GARDENING, HOLIDAY OR SEASONAL DECORATING, MEAL PLANNING TASKS AND MUCH MORE - AND THE PROGRAM HAS BEEN WELL RECEIVED AND IN DEMAND. IN THE 2022 FISCAL YEAR, AT HOME SERVED 8 CLIENTS THROUGH THE CONCIERGE PROGRAM.MECHANICSBURG PLACE SENIOR CENTER AVERAGED 16,972 (DUPLICATED) VISITS BY OLDER ADULTS WHO UTILIZED THE SENIOR CENTER ON A MONTHLY BASIS, AND 6,786 MEALS WERE SERVED IN THE COURSE OF THE FISCAL YEAR. MECHANICSBURG PLACE IS A PROGRAM OF MESSIAH LIFEWAYS AND IS SUPPORTED, IN PART, BY A GRANT FROM THE CUMBERLAND COUNTY OFFICE OF AGING AND COMMUNITY SERVICES, THE PENNSYLVANIA DEPARTMENT OF AGING, AND THE US DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES ADMINISTRATION ON AGING.WEST SHORE SENIOR CENTER IS NEWLY SPONSORED BY MESSIAH LIFEWAYS IN THE 2022 FISCAL YEAR. THE SENIOR CENTER AVERAGED 18,705 VISITS BY OLDER ADULTS WHO UTILIZED THE SENIOR CENTER ON A MONTHLY BASIS AND 7,646 MEALS WERE SERVED IN THE COURSE OF THE FISCAL YEAR. THIS PROGRAM, LOCATED IN DOWNTOWN NEW CUMBERLAND AND IS SUPPORTED, IN PART, BY THE CUMBERLAND COUNTY OFFICE OF AGING AND COMMUNITY SERVICES, THE PENNSYLVANIA DEPARTMENT OF AGING, AND THE US DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES ADMINISTRATION OF AGING.THE OFFICE OF DONOR DEVELOPMENT CONTINUED TO WORK DILIGENTLY WITH PRIVATE DONORS TO PROVIDE PHILANTHROPIC SUPPORT TO COMMUNITY SUPPORT SERVICES. THIS INCLUDES RAISING $53,225 IN SUPPORT OF ADULT DAY SERVICES AND MECHANICSBURG PLACE. ADULT DAY SERVICES RECEIVED $14,401 IN SUPPORT AND $38,824 WAS RAISED FOR MECHANICSBURG PLACE (THIS INCLUDES HALF OF A PA DEPARTMENT OF AGING GRANT FOR IMPROVEMENTS TO THE CENTER FOR $27,430).TO LEARN MORE, VISIT MESSIAHLIFEWAYS.ORG.